patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
Sometime this Summer is my family reunion in Minnesota. I've been thinking about how my wife and I plan in getting there. Flying is something I gave up two years ago; I won't put up with that nonsense anymore. And a train? If you want to go to Fort Worth, Texas, that is the only place one can go direct from OKC on a train...sad, I know. So, that leaves a car.
I've rented cars to drive on trips before, and that is actually very cost-efficient! But, somehow, a rental Camry, Accord, or 200 just isn't THE car for a good road trip. So, I've decided I'm gonna drive one of my three very good highway cars - either my driver '86 Ford Country Squire, the '78 NYBS, or my Imperial ragtop.
The Ford gets 20 mpg on the highway at 70 mph. It's comfy, has a decent sound system, drives great, has icy-cold air, and is dead-on dependable. And it gets the looks these days, as a 30-year-old car does.
The Chrysler gets about 18 on the road, is ultra-comfy, I have a few 8-track tapes that still function (plus the radio works!), has new tires, drives beautifully, and has a trunk big enough to put four bodies in it. Plus, it just looks good!
The Imperial allows for top-down, sunburning cruising at 80 mph with zero effort, looks amazing, will probably get 12 - 14 on the road (unknown yet!), 99.97% guaranteed to be the only one we see on the road, no working tunes, runs great, no leaks, and it's freakin' great!
I thought about the Coronet, but with the A/C inop, and a now-irritating exhaust drone at 60 - 70 mph, it might be kinda painful to drive the distance.
No polls or anything. I'm just tossing around which of three really great highway cars to take to Minnesota with me.
I've rented cars to drive on trips before, and that is actually very cost-efficient! But, somehow, a rental Camry, Accord, or 200 just isn't THE car for a good road trip. So, I've decided I'm gonna drive one of my three very good highway cars - either my driver '86 Ford Country Squire, the '78 NYBS, or my Imperial ragtop.
The Ford gets 20 mpg on the highway at 70 mph. It's comfy, has a decent sound system, drives great, has icy-cold air, and is dead-on dependable. And it gets the looks these days, as a 30-year-old car does.
The Chrysler gets about 18 on the road, is ultra-comfy, I have a few 8-track tapes that still function (plus the radio works!), has new tires, drives beautifully, and has a trunk big enough to put four bodies in it. Plus, it just looks good!
The Imperial allows for top-down, sunburning cruising at 80 mph with zero effort, looks amazing, will probably get 12 - 14 on the road (unknown yet!), 99.97% guaranteed to be the only one we see on the road, no working tunes, runs great, no leaks, and it's freakin' great!
I thought about the Coronet, but with the A/C inop, and a now-irritating exhaust drone at 60 - 70 mph, it might be kinda painful to drive the distance.
No polls or anything. I'm just tossing around which of three really great highway cars to take to Minnesota with me.
